2001: Defy Holy Wood

Dr. Floyd Heywood

Dr. Heywood is the chairman of the National Committee for Aeronautics.

Floyd Heywood.

Defy Holy Wood?

The Monolith: a metaphor for the film screen?

Is the film a call to arms?

Is Kubrick calling upon the enlightened to rise up and seize power back from the elite?

Something is going on in this film.

Check out the poster:

We must interpret this film beyond its aesthetic beauty.

This is Rob Ager. He is a British film-maker, and part-time critic. His site, http://www.collativelearning.com/, is an excellent source for some of the best independent film criticism on the web.

Rob's careful eye, psychology background, and deep grasp of subliminal messaging informs his criticism with a vitality not present in most mainstream film circles.

His work centering on Kubrick is particularly great.

In the following, he explores the significance of the monolith.

Part 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSo6s_xrj4c

Part 2: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpWMnlMIWAU

Your Task:

• Click the following link: http://www.collativelearning.com/2001%20analysis%20new.html
• You will be assigned a number from the range 1-14.
• Read the article that corresponds to your assigned number.
• Determine the 10 most important facts/ideas/images from your assigned article.
• Compile the facts into a 10 slide Google Slides presentation.
• Be prepared to present this presentation to the class.